Everton Football Club will no longer appeal their two point deduction from the Premier League.

The Toffees had initially hoped to overturn what was their second deduction of the season.

In a statement released on X, the club did not go into detail about why they were dropping the appeal.

How did Everton get here?

Everton were initially given a ten point deduction for breaching Premier rules on sustainability and profitability between 2021 and 2022.

What that means is that the people who run the top flight of English football found that Everton had spent too much money compared to the revenue that they brought in.

This is the same reason fellow Premier League strugglers Nottingham Forest were deducted four points in March.

Everton did appeal that decision, and got their ten point deduction cut to just six.

However, the Premier League were not done there. They found Everton guilty of the same breach between 2022 and 2023, and in April took another two points off the Toffees.

Partly due to the loss of points, Everton found themselves in a relegation battle for much of this season.

Both the club and fans viewed the second deduction as unfair, which is why the former chose to appeal.  Many, including the Everton Fan Advisory Board, saw the mid-season deduction as inconsistent.

Why did Everton drop the appeal?

The club have so far been tight-lipped about their reasons for dropping the appeal.

However, these appeals can be long and expensive. When Everton made the decision to challenge the Premier League their survival in the competition seemed to be at stake.

After a stellar April which saw the side take thirteen out of eighteen points and manager Sean Dyche take home Manager of the Month, those two points perhaps seem less important.

They currently sit 11 points in front of the drop zone with just two games to go and therefore are guaranteed Premier League football for at least another season.

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